Chad Butler
@cbutlerjr on WordPress.org and Slack
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WordPress Origin Story
- Member Since: August 11th, 2005
- Location: Augusta, GA
- Website: butlerblog.com
- Job Title: WordPress evangelist and plug-in task master. Freelance writer and blogger extraordinaire.
- Employer: RocketGeek Interactive
Contribution History
Chad Butler’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Translation Contributor
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Posted a reply to Form label escaping HTML, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In your 1st example, it renders the html correctly but it appears to completely remove… -
Posted a reply to Change the “Really Simple CAPTCHA” label text + other questions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It already validates for user@someaddress as invalid. It uses WP's is_email() to validate that an… -
Posted a reply to Change the “Really Simple CAPTCHA” label text + other questions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Use the wpmem_default_text filter hook to filter the text for the RS captcha field (and… -
Posted a reply to Form label escaping HTML, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So, there are a number of things to consider with this. This is going to… -
Posted a reply to [WP-Members Membership Plugin] Form label escaping HTML, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That could be the result of some changes relative to escaping output to avoid cross-site… -
Committed [3383669] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.5 beta rc 2 release -
Mentioned in [61010] on WordPress SVN:
wp_mail(): Set sender address by default. -
Posted a reply to Block post category page and Elementor container, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A "post category page" isn't actually a "page" in the WordPress sense of the word.… -
Posted a reply to additional fileds on admin page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
3.5.5 has been pushed out as a beta release, btw. https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/advanced/ and selecting the "development… -
Posted a reply to feature request: bulk edit users to add membership, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I believe the code snippet at the link below will handle that. It's a drop-in… -
Committed [3368568] to Plugins SVN:
update readme -
Committed [3368566] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.5 beta rc 1 release -
Posted a reply to additional fileds on admin page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm afraid that with the other question, I wasn't really sure what you were doing/getting… -
Posted a reply to “image” field type retrieval, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes - image fields are stored by post ID for the attachment. -
Posted a reply to how to retrieve memberships, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The data in _wpmem_products is a serialized array, not json. If you're exporting user data,… -
Posted a reply to Login and Register Pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ideally, they should be individual pages. However, you could set them up in tabs if… -
Posted a reply to [WP-Members Membership Plugin] User Count Shortcode Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My apologies for that. This is worked into what should have been the next update… -
Committed [3355734] to Plugins SVN:
tagging 3.5.4.3 -
Committed [3355733] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.4.3 release -
Committed [3355682] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.4.3 beta release -
Posted a reply to plugin will not delete, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well... I wish you'd given a little time to your forum post, given that it… -
Posted a reply to Edit login form layout, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are a number of approaches to customizing the look and feel of the forms.… -
Posted a reply to Restriction Not Applying to JetEngine Custom Post Types, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'd suggest starting here: https://rocketgeek.com/plugins/wp-members/docs/managing-content/custom-post-types/ -
Posted a reply to Plug in deactivated will not delete, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's odd. The plugin has a WordPress compliant removal process (uninstall) and I can confirm… -
Posted a reply to Password Empty or Invalid., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This forum is for this plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/ -
Posted a reply to Password Empty or Invalid., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately, the site you're indicating an issue with does not appear to have WP-Members installed… -
Posted a reply to User Count Shortcode Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK, I think I have a fix for you to check out. The part of… -
Posted a reply to User Count Shortcode Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Last week I submitted a support request to Rocketgeek, but have heard nothing. Unfortunately, I… -
Posted a reply to Reactivation and approval emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Whether a user is activated or deactivated is determined by the presence of the user… -
Posted a reply to Hooks for password reset and reset complete, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Action hooks have to exist in the plugin (or WordPress) to be able to hook… -
Posted a reply to Nightmare, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I wish you'd reached out when you were having these troubles. The 403 error would… -
Committed [3331572] to Plugins SVN:
tagging 3.5.4.2 -
Committed [3331571] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.4.2 release -
Posted a reply to Error Pwd Reset – An unknown error occurred. Please try again later, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You've likely got an overly aggressive cache - or you're invoking the form incorrectly. That… -
Posted a reply to Nightmare, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That a less than helpful review. I certainly don't expect this to be a plugin… -
Posted a reply to Nightmare, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If it was in fact a nightmare, then I'm sorry to hear your experience was… -
Posted a reply to Login Errors & Lockouts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The login issues you noted would not be related the User List, so although you… -
Posted a reply to Can you do this in WP members?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The emails can be customized in the plugin's Emails tab. There is an article with… -
Posted a reply to Restrict direct media link, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Restricting access to the files system is different than restricting access to content that is… -
Posted a reply to Newest version of elementor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It has never not worked with Elementor as far as I am aware, and the… -
Posted a reply to Page restriction based on user role?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Download Protect does restrict by memberships, but not by roles. However, there is an… -
Posted a reply to Unable to create account or reset pass, old user, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Aside from any limits based on your system's resources, there are no limits on number… -
Committed [3315885] to Plugins SVN:
tagging 3.5.4.1 release -
Committed [3315884] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.4.1 release -
Committed [3315879] to Plugins SVN:
tagging 3.5.4 -
Posted a reply to Page restriction based on user role?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What you can use for that is "memberships" which you can enable in the plugin's… -
Posted a reply to [WP-Members Membership Plugin] Reported Vulnerability, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The vendor has been ignoring the report since 2025-05-26 (15:01:46 EEST), when it was successfully… -
Posted a reply to Stop Membership Renewal Emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WP-Members doesn't send renewal reminders. If you're using one of the plugin's premium extensions, seek… -
Committed [3308787] to Plugins SVN:
3.5.4 release -
Posted a reply to Breakdance Page Builder pages are not protected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry I didn't see your question earlier - but glad that you were able to…
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WP-Members Membership Plugin
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